What Is Terrorism?

What is terrorism?

The term terrorism refers to kidnapping, killing, and extortion. Terrorism is a international problem today world and global community which needs immediate attention and reaction. Many nations are affected whether directly or indirectly. Most of the nations worldwide oppose and stand against terrorism but few nations condone or support actively terrorism or its brutal acts.

According to U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT terrorism comprises of four elements which are

1) Terrorism comprises of threat of violence or an act of violence.

2) Terrorism does not have a political objective.

3) Act of violence through terrorism attacks civilians making them a direct target.

4) Lastly terrorism is supported by a nation or group of nations.

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About ISIS

ISIS, (also known as Daesh, Islamic State or ISIL) is a jihadist militant group in Syria and Iraq influenced by the wahhabi movement. This terrorist group ISIS aims to establish a Islamic state or caliphate in sunni majority regions of Iraq and Syria.

ISIS stands for Islamic state of Iraq and Syria and it is fast growing terrorists group in the Middle Eastern section of the world. This terrorists group is taking the lives of the innocent people, decapitating them and slaughtering them in the most brutal way possible. What was once the ‘ cradle of civilisation”, (Fulford) is now hotspot of ISIS terrorist activity. ISIS has begun to make headlines worldwide due to its continued violence that they continue to spread throughout the Middle East. Through the combination of;

• Barbarism

• Military

According to the recent report by the independent that the funding ISIS gets from the oil donor’s ISIS has been able to fund and arm and train more than 100,000 army personnel. It’s a thing of no wonder that ISIS is named as one of the wealthiest terrorists group of all time. ISIS started in 2004, and became known by the name ISIS in 2013. They are gaining recognition recently because of the fact that they are winning. ISIS is lead by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The majority of ISIS members are Sunni muslims, who are the largest branch of muslim and have been involved in sectarian violence against shi’a muslims, who have a different ideology and have previously held power in Iraq and Syria.

Here are some current facts about ISIS :

1) 2003: The US invaded Iraq, one the major events in the Middle East leading to terrorists uprising.

2) 2006: There was a civil war in Iraq. During this time, al-Qaeda and their terrorist activity began to grow.

3) ISIS is responsible for killing women and children, sex trafficking, targeting people because of sexual orientation or religious beliefs, chemical weapons.

4) ISIS is believed to be holding 3500 people as slaves

5) May 2014 ISIS kidnaps more than 140 kurdish schoolboys in Syria, forcing them to take lessons in radical Islamic theology.

6) November 13, 2015 ISIS attacked Paris which outraged too many countries